 Electrical Problems, I have a short somewhere, Possible Solutions |
 Dec 17, 2005 - 3:59 PM
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Since Monday, a short somewhere in my wiring has been draining my battery (No, it's not the battery or alternator, I had them both checked) I took my car to get inspection/emissions and had them check it. He said the alarm was draining more power than it should. I pulled the alarm brain and disconnected the constant 12+, and ground wires from the alarm harness, and it's still draining. I have work all weekend and school all next week. I've designed a battery kill switch to cut off the battery as a temporary solution until I can diagnose the wiring problem over Christmas break.
Here is the kill switch I've designed:  Does this look OK for the application I'm using it for? Would you improve anything? Do you think something is shorting out? Where do you think the short is? Thanks, Alex Cutrara This post has been edited by Cutrara: Dec 17, 2005 - 4:00 PM -------------------- |
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Dec 22, 2005 - 4:13 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
There is no alarm in the car now. This makes me so angry I can't figure this out. I've pulled every fuse, and still, my test light stays on. I wish some more people could help me on this.
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Cutrara Electrical Problems, I have a short somewhere Dec 17, 2005 - 3:59 PM
RocketScott Unless you get a big enough relay you'll burn ... Dec 17, 2005 - 10:53 PM Cutrara Actually, I'm not running the whole car off of... Dec 17, 2005 - 11:10 PM Dr_Tweak What you need to do is locate the drain, not try t... Dec 18, 2005 - 12:03 AM Cutrara Ok, I can't afford to be without a car for muc... Dec 20, 2005 - 7:10 PM TwistedmindZ Ok i'm an installer for car stereo shop, I... Dec 21, 2005 - 3:23 AM TwistedmindZ also i've noticed most often shorts happen in ... Dec 23, 2005 - 2:04 AM Cutrara Its a brand new battery, but I even had it checked... Dec 23, 2005 - 10:27 AM TwistedmindZ hmm check for bad pin switches that is also a lead... Dec 24, 2005 - 5:09 AM Cutrara I pulled all of the main fuses, and used my test l... Dec 24, 2005 - 8:10 PM TwistedmindZ i think that should be okay i don't think the ... Dec 25, 2005 - 2:13 AM Cutrara I think I'm just going to have the "ON... Dec 25, 2005 - 2:24 AM Cutrara Ok, I was wrong about the EFI fuse. I pulled it an... Dec 27, 2005 - 10:09 AM Cutrara Bump
All I need is for someone to tell me which c... Dec 28, 2005 - 9:25 AM Cutrara Bump. Damn it Dec 30, 2005 - 11:45 AM RocketScott We can't really diagnose your car online and g... Dec 30, 2005 - 12:56 PM
Cutrara QUOTE(RocketScott @ Dec 30, 2005 - 12... Dec 30, 2005 - 3:52 PM |
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